Barclays

Barclays Plc and Citigroup approached South African competition regulator with information relating to the alleged rigging of the rand currency's exchange rate, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

Barclays economists said on Wednesday the split seen among Federal Reserve policymakers in the central bank's decision to leave U.S. interest rates unchanged on Wednesday will make it hard for the Fed to maintain market perception that a December rate increase is "live."

European shares advanced today following some encouraging company updates, with EDF surging after its board approved the company's Hinkley Point nuclear project and Kering gaining after its fashion brand Gucci recorded strong sales.

Computer maker Dell Inc said on Monday it had agreed to buy data storage company EMC Corp in a $67 billion record technology deal that will unite two mature companies and create an enterprise tech powerhouse.

Barclays axed its CEO just three years after he began the job in the name of strategic change and increased shareholder returns. This may be the first of many changes at the bank following a rate-fixing scandal.